In other Flyers blueline news, Shayne Gostisbehere has chosen to sign with the Flyers on a contract starting next season. He's going to join Adirondack on an ATO for the rest of this season. Since the Phantoms aren't going to make the AHL playoffs, at most Gostisbehere will be able to get into three games._________________Bruins // Patriots // Red Sox // Chelsea

In other Flyers blueline news, Shayne Gostisbehere has chosen to sign with the Flyers on a contract starting next season. He's going to join Adirondack on an ATO for the rest of this season. Since the Phantoms aren't going to make the AHL playoffs, at most Gostisbehere will be able to get into three games.

In other Flyers blueline news, Shayne Gostisbehere has chosen to sign with the Flyers on a contract starting next season. He's going to join Adirondack on an ATO for the rest of this season. Since the Phantoms aren't going to make the AHL playoffs, at most Gostisbehere will be able to get into three games.

Much better news. Ghost is the most exciting prospect we've had on the back end in decades.

In other Flyers blueline news, Shayne Gostisbehere has chosen to sign with the Flyers on a contract starting next season. He's going to join Adirondack on an ATO for the rest of this season. Since the Phantoms aren't going to make the AHL playoffs, at most Gostisbehere will be able to get into three games.

Much better news. Ghost is the most exciting prospect we've had on the back end in decades.

I wish Glens Falls wasn't so far away, I'd love to see both him and Hagg play._________________Smack on the Lindor
Rammy on the Claude

That is a horrible deal for MacDonald. At this point, however, I am no longer shocked by our hasty and imprudently timed decisions to extend players.

It's not that terrible. Too much money for the term, yeah, but similiar to what he'd get on the market. Probably should've been closer to the extension Jonathan Ericsson signed earlier this year at 4.25M AAV over six years, but it's not Clarkson/Leino territory.

He is essentially our replacement for Kimmo now, which makes it a terrible decision.

MacDonald was an overrated blue-liner before we even acquired him, and is not up to the task of replacing a perennial all-star. He is a second pair defenseman at best, and is now a vastly overpaid one. Forget dipping into the free agent or trade market too.

It is another short-sighted, logistically inept decision by our front office who have shown time and time again that they do not know how to properly manage the cap. See how they handled Meszaros, Grossman, Carle, Streit, etc. over the past few years for further proof.

I'm not saying it's a good deal, just that it isn't too horrible. It's worse when you consider they have Streit locked up for the next 3 years at 5.2 still, though. 10.2 million between the two of them is a lot for guys who aren't too far above average.

It makes sense why MacDonald would draw an overpayment, though... the guy has been playing at a 550k cap hit for the last four years. He's a solid puck mover who blocks a lot of shots. Is a solid middle pairing defenseman worth 5 million a year? Ehh... I dunno. It's different when you're a team like Philly without a bonafide #1 defenseman commanding 7+ minimally per year than it is when you are Minnesota who can play Suter for 30 minutes a night and succeed.

I mean... pretty painfully average, but probably going to look a bit different by next year, right? There's no doubt it's an overpayment... yeah, I don't know. Tough to defend.

BirdsFan06050 wrote:

playmaker8267 wrote:

In other Flyers blueline news, Shayne Gostisbehere has chosen to sign with the Flyers on a contract starting next season. He's going to join Adirondack on an ATO for the rest of this season. Since the Phantoms aren't going to make the AHL playoffs, at most Gostisbehere will be able to get into three games.

Much better news. Ghost is the most exciting prospect we've had on the back end in decades.

In other Flyers blueline news, Shayne Gostisbehere has chosen to sign with the Flyers on a contract starting next season. He's going to join Adirondack on an ATO for the rest of this season. Since the Phantoms aren't going to make the AHL playoffs, at most Gostisbehere will be able to get into three games.

Tough break for Buffalo. They just lost out on Ekblad, but I really have no sympathy considering this happened to us.

Reinhart is the same caliber prospect as Ekblad IMO.

Fine, but if I were given the choice, I'd take Ekblad first without a blink.

Buffalo is loaded on defense, though. Ristolanien, Zadorov, McCabe, Myers, Pysyk... most of the guys who did play for them this year are really young... they probably take Reinhart or Bennett if they pick #1 overall anyway, to be honest. Florida has recently taken Huberdeau and Barkov... have to think they definitely go with Ekblad, who I agree, is the best prospect._________________

Apparently McKenzie has said that Holland offered Tatar and Nyquist last year for Bouwmeester. Have heard rumblings of this for a while... but still, wow. Luckily Feaster is one of the few GMs worse at trading than Ken Holland. Stick to drafting, man, stick to drafting... or at least keep listening to Hakan with Nill, McDonnell, Yzerman, etc. all gone for good now. _________________